//------------------------------// // You will do it // Story: Wake up. See This. What do? (Comment driven story) // by RazortheAwesome //------------------------------// Seem really apprehensive at what he's just asked of you, but then ask one fundamental question that will help your decision. "Is she going to be wearing that 'No Magic Horn Cover'? Whatever his answer,tell him that she has to wear that and all her friends have to be surrounding them at all times, no private conversation with her. Deal? State that yes, you will try to talk to her. However, given the kind of first few days you had here, reasonable measures to ensure your own sense of security around her should be taken. Keeping in mind that the reasons for your feelings of insecurity are most likely part of the reason for her depression, determine if it is possible to implement such safety measures so that they won't be entirely obivous. No; insist she wears the antimagic horn cover, but let that be the only preparation: After all, you're pretty sure you can take her in a physical fight when she can't use magic, so even if she decides to try something... Actually, bring your knife, just in case. Ok, as much as you hate to go to Twilights place and see her, this dragon looks desperate to cheer her up. If things go south... just gtf on outta there like a boss. Plus you don't have to yolo this, you can bring someone with you, just in case right. Either way, I think it's time to be a boss and see Twilight. Agree to talk to Twilight if only to find out why she brought you here to make a centaur in the first place. Well, this has been coming for a while, and while you still feel a slight twinge of fear, you realize that you need to confront her and get the answers you need from her, WITHOUT any inane interruptions from solid snake, jesus, discord, the holy hind, and whatever else pops up. So with THAT in mind, tell him "Spike......I won't lie, still hearing her name being talked here gives me feelings of small fear, but, for you.....ill do it, ill talk to her, BUT, only if these conditions are met: #1: She keeps that horn cover thing that you used to block her magic on the entire time we talk. #2: You do more than be near-by; we have the meeting set-up so me and twilight will be in one room, and you and the rest of twilight's friends in the other so if she does try something, you'll be able to stop her. #2.5: You said the princesses would arrive soon correct? Well I want them in the meeting as well; if they can do things that twilight can't, but they're in the more calm state of mind, they'll be needed to subdue her if you and your friends can't. #3: Some sort of recording system will be set-up so if at anytime I or others wish to review the meeting, I can figure out more info. #4: Drinks. There must be drinks that will have her calm down and be more friendly towards me, but not in the sense of what happened to her. And maybe some snacks too, something simple that twilight will eat when I can convince her to. #5: Some sort of warning system in-case this meeting will get interrupted (you say under your breath "god damn snake and that fucking hind"). If you can get these conditions met with everyone that will be attending this meeting (royalty included), then I'll do it....wait, if she has a brother, can you try and get him here as well, maybe if I fail in trying to help her alone, the 2 of us (me and her brother, if she has one) can do one better. Again spike, this must go perfect, otherwise.....to be honest, I don't know what else to say, im hungry, I got a slight headache going on, and I just don't know what else to say." Ask him if you can bring a weapon to protect yourself- preferably a magical knife that can tear through a rock. Also, ask if he has anything that you can use as a 'dog beating paper roll' A.K.A. a newspaper. Response: Maybe I do owe it to her to have a talk. As long as you guys are close by (Mumbles to self: And make sure I have my knife) just incase things go bad. Deal? You study Spike for a little while the thoughts of talking with Twilight come into your mind, the consequences and the possible rewards that would come from it if you should follow through with it. Then suddenly your inner Alex Louis Armstrong says to you "Jason, this little dragon is trying to find a way to help his care taker get out of this depression she is currently in and he chose you to help him help her." You then reply back to him in your mind with "If you haven't already noticed she tried to rape me from before also Celestia is coming tomorrow and that should set things straight. It shouldn't be my problem." Armstrong replies back "Wrong, it IS your problem as well. You are at the center of this whole fiasco and you should take responsibility as well even though you were dragged into this. Two wrongs don't make a right Jason, at least give Twilight some closure to this whole mess, it is possibly the most manliest decision at this point. Choose wisely my friend." You digest the inner Alex Louis Armstong's words for a while. Although you are most definitely sure this will bite you in the ass in the end you decide to take up Spike's offer ONLY if Twilight is wearing an anti-magic ring and the entire tree house is surrounded ponies so that at any moments notice they could bust in at anytime. A great sense of terror wells up in your breast, and you cannot help but shoot a panicked look at Lyra and Bonnie. You silently plead with them for advice on how you should proceed. You pat the young dragon on the head and give him a reassuring smile. "Sure kid, ill give it a shot, I mean you already helped me out of a sticky situation so I might as well return the favor, right?" Spike: "R-realy" You stretch your neck as far as it will go saying "NOPE.avi" Spike: "W-what?" "Just kidding Spike of corse I'll help you out" as reluctant as you, are you might as well go for it and try and talk to her. But only if she has the anti-magic cone on her head and you have your knife; better safe than sorry, you are still wary of her. Reluctantly agree to talk to Twilight, as long as there are other people ponies there. Just to make sure she doesn't try anything funny again. You should take the offer but, be careful. (Pinkie are you thinking what i'm thinking?) (I gues but, how can some snails sleep even 3 years?) (Yeah, wait no I wa-) (Or that most orange juices are actually yellow. (What, that doesn't even make-) (Or that a scorpion can hold its breath 6 days. Isn't that interesting. ) (...) (Tenebris?) (...I Need sleep.) (Ok, Bye.) Jason: Of course little friend, I'll do this for you and for SKYRIM!! Spike:......wut? You have to confront Twilight sooner or later. Tell Spike that you will see her as long as you aren't alone with her, she still has her magic-supressing hornring on, and that you're allowed to bring your knife. Spike doesn't want you to bring the knife. He looks around the Lyrabon house a little, spots the newspaper, walks over to it, and rolls it up. Lyra and Bon Bon scream and run into the basement. Spike gives you the Rolled-Up Newspaper and tells you to use this instead of the knife. It works surprisingly well against all four-legged beings. Tell Spike to chill—of course you're going to see Twilight. She's obviously not crazy anymore, and she has some good friends, so she must be a decent pony some of the time. And the Princess will be arriving tomorrow as well, surely she can sort something out. Right? Step 1.) Ask if Bon-Bon and Lyra think this is a good idea, and if so, would they go with you. Step 2A.) If they say yes and agree, go for it, but keep your guard up, and try to ask about how ponies usually deal with their problems as a point of reference. Step 2B.) If Lyra and Bon-Bon say this isn't the best idea, say that it might be better if you come when this Princess Celestia arrives. Both for safety reasons, and because with her presence, there might be more chance to get Twilight to explain the events to this whole Centaur thing. Step 3.) In either event, but more likely to succeed after step 2A, ask him about dragons. Specifically, ask him if they have their own language, and were know to have powers beyond typical fire-breathing and the like. You have a sudden suspicion that a certain game series may have been right about something. Someone's putting links to videos in their suggestions? They're just copying my shtick! Anyway, you might as well talk to her. If she feels this guilty after what has happened over the past few days, she can't really be that bad of a person, right? Also, remember that she had to have her way with you to make some sort of centaur. You should probably find out more about that. It could be important later on. A Chekov's Gun, if you will. go talk to little miss crazy but only if you have witnesses and she is restrained and be sure to wear lots of layers of clothes so if he trys to rape you it will take her longer to strip you and you have time to think of an escape plan "I... I mean you don't have to if you don't want to. I mean, I know what she tried to do to you, and the princesses are coming tomorrow so-" Spike keeps talking, but you're not paying that much attention to him. From the moment he asked you what he wanted you to do, you've been wrestling in your head the implications of what he asked you to do, and whether or not it is a good idea. Sure, there are pros and cons to both sides. On one hand... hoof. She is the only one who knows how to send you back. She brought you here, so logic dictates that she will know how to send you back (and remember from the intermission that she does know how to send you back) home, so talking to her would be beneficial. You also kind of want to know what the deal is with that centaur she was going on about. On the other hoof.... hand. You know for a fact now that she is, without a doubt, bats**t, off the wall, insane. You have absolutely no idea what she will do to you if you are alone in the same room with her. She might even relapse at the sight of you and try to have her way with you again. Clearly she is mentally unstable, so anything could happen. As you think through this, you look over to Lyra and Bon Bon, who are still standing right across from you. You watch as Bon Bon vigorously shakes her head sideways as subtly as she thinks she can (which isn't very subtle at all), and Lyra just shrugs. You then look back at Spike, whose still talking, but you don't really hear him. "Jason Morgan!" you suddenly hear a voice that doesn't belong to Spike, Lyra or Bon Bon say. Surprised, you quickly look to your right, only to see the floating head of Pinkie Pie right next to you. Great, now you're seeing ghost Pinkie Pies... your day just got a whole lot better. Hell, you're starting to think that this song might be starting to fit you as well. "Spike here is trying to find a way to help his caretaker get out of this depression she is currently in and he chose you to help him help her." the floating head of Pinkie Pie says to you. "If you haven't already noticed," you reply back to the ghost Pinkie as quietly as you can so that hopefully Spike, Lyra and Bon Bon don't notice you talking to it, which thankfully they don't. "She tried to rape me from before. Also, Celestia is coming tomorrow and that should set things straight. It shouldn't be my problem." "Wrong!" The ghost Pinkie Pie says to you. "It IS your problem as well. You are at the center of this whole fiasco and you should take responsibility as well even though you were dragged into this. Two wrongs don't make a right, Jason, at least give Twilight some closure to this whole mess, it is possibly the most manliest decision at this point. Choose wisely my friend." And with that, the ghost Pinkie disappears. You just keep looking at where it was for a moment, as if somehow you staring at it will somehow make it so that it didn't happen. You then look back at Lyra and Bon Bon, who are still giving you the same looks as before. You then look back at Spike, who is still rambling on. As you let every single thought run through your head one last time, you let out a loud, long sigh as you know what you are going to say. "And its not like-" Spike continues before you cut him off. "I'll do it," you say to him. The moment those words leave your mouth, everybody shuts up. "What," Spike says, surprised that you even said that. "WHAT!?" Both Lyra and Bon Bon say, shocked as hell that you even said that. "I'll talk to Twilight," you say again to Spike as you rub a hand over your eyes. Somehow even you can't believe you just agreed to that. Its a few moments before anyone else speaks. "G... great!" Spike finally says. "Thank you so much for-" "But," you say before he can go on. "I have three conditions." Spike immediately shuts up at that. Things are silent between you two for a few moments. You take this as an okay to keep talking. "One," you say to him. "She has to keep that anti-magic cone... horn... cover... thing, on her while I'm there." You stop talking at that and just look at Spike. "All right," he says, not appearing to have any issues with that. "Two," you continue. "You don't leave me alone with her. At the very least, I would like to have her friends be in the next room or something in case anything happens." "All right," Spike says again as he hears that. This is going much easier than you though. "And five," you say. "You mean three?" Spike interrupts. You're about to open your mouth to say something, but then you stop yourself. Yeah, he has you on that one. You're bad. "Three," you say. "I want to bring my knife." At that, the expression on Spikes face suddenly changes, now he's suddenly worried. "It'll make me feel safer." you say to him. "Lets just leave it at that. Don't worry, I'm not planning to use it on her." Of course, that is kind of a lie. You do fully intend on using it on her if she tries anything with you, but you don't want to let this little dragon know that. "I'd just rather have it than not." you say to him. He doesn't respond to you for several minutes. You think you can see the gears in his head turning as he tries to process what you just said. Eventually though, he seems to get it. "All right," he says with much less vigor than before, but you can understand that bit. If someone wanted to meet your insane significant other armed, you'd probably be a little apprehensive too. Good thing you don't have an insane significant other though. "But, hey." Spike then says as he looks back up at you. "Thank you. I really do appreciate it." "Yeah, no problem," you say to him as you both hop off the couch and walk back over towards the door. "Just, come by the library later tonight. I'll fix you bother dinner. You'll like it, I guarantee it." It almost sounds like Spike is buttering you up a little, but you just let him talk. "Say, what do humans even eat anyway?" he asks you. "Anything really," you reply back. "As long as there isn't any hay or flowers in it." As far as you've seen, those are really the only things these ponies eat that humans don't, at least here anyway. You could be wrong, but you don't think he's gonna do anything. "All right, that makes this easy," Spike says as you open the door for him. Right as he heads out he turns back and looks up at you. "Again, really, thanks Jason. I know that I'm asking a lot right now but..." "It's okay," you say to him. "I understand, so I don't blame you." "Thanks," he says to you one last time. "Well, I guess I better be off. See you tonight." he says before he turns around and leaves. "Hey wait, Spike!" you say right before he gets anyway. "Yeah?" he replies as he turns back around. "Just out of curiosity," you say to him. Though you really have no idea why you are about to ask him what you are. "Do you dragons have your own language, and if you do, does it allow you to have powers beyond just breathing fire?" Yeah, you have no idea why you felt compelled to ask that, but you just feel as if a certain Elder Scrolls game may have been right about something. Spike just looks up at you with the most confused face you've ever seen. "I don't think so," he replies. "Though, I'm not really sure. I don't think I ever really thought to try that." "All right," you say to him. You have a feeling you're not gonna get anymore out of him anyway. "Anyway, I'll see you later tonight. Uh, what time do you want me to be there?" "Probably around seven or so," Spike says. "Just, anytime after that would be fine." "Okay, that works," you say to him before you wave him off. "Bye." you say to him. "Bye," Spike says as he leaves. As you close the door, you turn back around to look at Lyra and Bon Bon. Both have incredibly worried looks on their faces. "Are you..." Bon Bon finally speaks. "Are you sure this is a good idea Jason? I mean..." "No, not really," you reply back to her. In truth, you aren't sure about this idea at all. "But if I don't, I might never get any answers, and I might never figure out how to get home." You say to him, though it doesn't appear to do anything to alleviate their woes. "Besides, I don't think we have anything to worry about." You then say to them. "You two will be with me, won't you?" At that, Bon Bon suddenly gets an even more worried look on her face. "Of course we will!" Lyra suddenly says as she steps forward. For some reason, you think you can hear this song start to play as she speaks. "We've stuck by you this long. We're not about to leave alone with some crazy purple unicorn just yet. We'll stick with you to the end, right Bon Bon?" Lyra says to her as she throws a hoof around her neck and pulls her in close. "Uh... uhh..." is all Bon Bon says as she looks at Lyra, then to you, then back at Lyra, then back to you, then back at Lyra, then back to you. "Yeah," she finally says after she calms down. You then watch as a smile starts to spread across her face. "Yeah, we will." she says to you. At that, Lyra smiles too and lets her go. You can't help but feel a smile crawl across your face as well. Suddenly, you're feeling a lot better about this. "So," you then say to them. "Since we don't have to be there until later tonight, you two still wanna show me around Ponyville?" You ask them. "Ah of course!" Lyra says as she claps her hooves together. "Sure, we'll show you EVERYTHING!!!" for some reason, she found it necessary to stand up on her hind hooves and throw her forehooves up into the air as she said that. "But first things first," Bon Bon said as she looked at you with a sort of smirk on her face. "You need a shower." At that, you just look down and then smell yourself. She is right. You do need one. So... Lyra and Bon Bon are going to show you around Ponyville. Of course you are going to shower and get dressed first, but after that, you have no idea where to go. You may not know Ponyville, but you the readers certainty do. Where should Lyra and Bon Bon take him? What should he see? What do you do?